Ontario Christian Music Fest 2012
"Serving an Audience of One"

When: 
March 1 & 2, 2012

Where:
Durham Christian Academy | 2038 Nash Road - Courtice, ON

What:
A Christian music festival opened to all schools: faith based, public and private schools are absolutely encouraged and welcome to participate along with church and community groups. OCM provides meets high standards when it comes to providing a venue for musical adjudication in several different categories ranging from concert bands to Praise teams.

More Information & Registration:
Visit http://drumsinc.ca/ for more information or to register your group/ensemble.

Worship at Zion CRC

Connecting People

Worship is a crucial part of every Church congregation’s life together with God. Here you will find information about how and why we worship the way we do. You’ll also find links here for the leaders of our worship services to plan services. 

For Worship Leaders

“Participating in the leadership of a Worship Service is a profound privilege. Those who do facilitate nothing less than a meeting between God and His people. When people gather in such a setting it is, ordinarily, the most important hour of their week. Likewise it is important to God. Worship is the moment of deepest intimacy between Jesus and His bride.

“Certainly awe, praise, laughter, tears and truth are appropriate components of this moment. Worship can indeed be joyful and celebrative. But it must never be haphazard and self-serving. So together, in light of our calling and vision, we must work to develop services that help visitors and seekers feel welcome and included and simultaneously nourish the spiritual lives of believers.                                                                          -Rev. Arlan Koppendrayer, Zion CRC, August, 1995

 

Why We Worship the Way We Do

“Zion Church has been called to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and to extend His compassionate love to the Durham Region.”                                                                                          -Rev. Arlan Koppendrayer, Zion CRC, August 1995

Worship Resources

Worship Leader Media:  http://worshipleadermedia.com/

Worship Leader Media is the website to go to for articles from Worship Leader Magazine, free music downloads, and other valuable resources for worship leaders, or musicians! 

Calvin Institute of Christian Worship: http://worship.calvin.edu/

Calvin College is known for their successful worship programs that focus on several aspects within the worship field. Their website has many resources such as service planning guides, worship arts resources, information on their annual worship Symposium and much more.

CCLI: http://www.ccli.com/

CCLI is one of the leading organizations in church copyright licensing. Their website is filled with lots of resources such as video workshops teaching musicians how to play select worship songs, CCLI`s top worship songs, Worship Corner, a page filled with articles, blogs, etc. and information on their licensing plans that give you access to sheet music, chords, etc. Check out all that CCLI has to offer!

Worship.com: http://worship.com/

Worship.com is filled with several resources for your church, for students, worship leaders, musicians - the list goes on! Check out worship.com to find out more about worship theology, new music releases, etc.

Song Select: http://www.songselect.com

Song Select is an excellent resource for worship leaders. It contains sheet music for hundreds of songs frequently used in worship across the country. Zion worship leaders can access this resource with the church username and password. Others, check out ccli.com for details about Song Select and finding out how you can sign up for this excellent resource! Zion Worship leaders wishing to use this resource can request access from the Worship & Volunteer Coordinator.